When did netbooks start making a scene? After all desktop and notebook cpu's were 64bit? So, if they had started only selling 64 bit software at that time, all netbooks would be 64bit out of necessity. There's no excuse to drag your heels in the dark ages; if people want old OS' then fine, but new releases shouldn't have to pander to them.
Of course they can push 64-bit ahead. All they have to do is stop selling 32-bit versions of their OS; all computers nowadays support 64bit anyway. There is no need for them to ship two different versions.
No, the point of origin symbol for the radioactive core planet was the Orion constellation symbol. That didn't work because, as they stated in the show, "maybe it isn't a point of origin but more like a code and only one code is correct to open the gate" so they switched to the Earth point of origin symbol and it worked.
They also said that "maybe the ship has been going on far longer than it was expected to" which could be why everything is in dis-repair. If it was expected to be populated 5000 years prior (they ascended 10,000 years ago I believe) then 5000 years is a plausible time frame for stuff to not work once it's turned on.
I thought the same thing. Why pay for software that will be more expensive and more trouble than its worth when you can just fire people who don't obey the rules?
If porn affects you negatively where it impacts your work then you were unstable to begin with. Aside from it affecting how turned on you get from real people (I would agree that it can desensitize you but that's about it) I don't believe it affects anyone in any other way. Even if it did, any way it could affect you shouldn't impact your work unless you're a porn star or work for one of those net nanny companies....
And regardless of all that, as long as someone isn't forcing you to watch with them, why would you care? Too much is considered legal because someone else doesn't want to participate. We already have laws to stop people for doing harm to others, why do we need laws that effectively do the same thing but for a specific reason? ie. drugs, racism, etc. If you don't like it, ignore it.
Mod this up. My parents, grandparents, and un-tech friends all run 1280x1024 right now (nevermind in 2000). I run 1920x1200 at home and 2560x1600 at work (27" LCD at home, 30" LCD at work). Most people complain of things being too small; they want the icons big enough where they can see them from 10 feet away. If all you're doing is email and a bit of web surfing, a high resolution isn't as much of a drive for you. Gamers might spend the majority of the $$$ that flows into the home PC business (or at least upgrade the most often) but the casual users account for the most number of sales.
Yeah, with Japan's abundance of wide open spaces, Wind would be a much better option. Actually, they should use all that open space to grow corn for ethanol. What the hell are they thinking trying to get solar from space? They have all this open land to use...
Turing was gay? Wow, surprised I haven't heard of that yet. Though, now when someone is homophobic, I can ask them if they like using computers and if so, tell them they have a gay man to thank for a lot of the theory behind them as well as the allies winning WWII. That should shut them the hell up.
He also said that a lot of his movies tank in the theaters and then do really well on DVD. People see the movie in theaters and then tell their friends to grab the DVD. That's why the Weinsteins let him make "his" movies without a lot of oversight. He makes enough money so nobody loses anything which keeps them happy.
However, it could go the other way. Everyone sees your movie/game/etc and they tell their friends it sucked. Nobody buys the DVD. I feel about the same with marketing. If your commercial looks like shit and I see it over and over, I am less inclined to buy your game/movie/etc. Even if I were thinking about it (fan of IP or whatnot) but am spammed with ads, I'll not buy it out of spite. Which is to say, too much marketing can hurt in my opinion.
My favorite example of the base-10 vs base-2 thing is the size of CD-Rs and DVD-Rs. CD-Rs are ~702 MiB. DVD-R's are something like 4477 MiB. CD-Rs are said to be 700 MB and DVD-R's are said to be 4.7GB. Clearly, CDs use base-2 and DVDs use base-10. Such a pain in the ass trying to burn a DVD and forgetting how much it can store:/
Wouldn't just building a simple roof over the road be a bit more feasible? It wouldn't require clearing out the embankments (which are pretty shitty in most places) and would block some of the weather and morning sun glare from the road which would make it a bit safer. They could also then use higher efficiency panels as they wouldn't get as much wear and tear.
Why should ISPs foot the bill to protect rights holders IP? Honestly, the idea of making ISPs liable is ridiculous. They should provide a service and be blind to anything on their networks.
Why not just skip the hassle of two laptops, not take the money, and use your laptop for work anyway? The biggest issue he has is IF they pay for it, he might have problems with personal data. If it's his laptop, ie. doesn't take the cash, then there is no issue...
Ask your employer to give it as a bonus. That way, you get your $1250 and he gets to pay for your laptop in a roundabout way. He won't be explicitly paying for the laptop, just giving you some extra cash which you "could" put towards the laptop. However, you might want to ask for a bit more as a bonus will be considered income and be taxable.
If you want to keep the machine if/when you leave, getting reimbursed probably wouldn't work. If they pay for it, they'll probably want it back after you leave. Same thing with your data; if they own it, they have the right to snoop around and if you do any personal work on it, they can probably legally say they own at least part of it, if not all of it.
I wouldn't necessarily advocate dropping 32bit compatibility immediately. The best option would be to start with 64bit OS (no 32bit version) that supports 32bit software (like windows does now) and then, after a revision or two, phase out 32bit mode. Set a date, say, sometime in December of 2012 and say, "Any chips made after this date will not have support 32bit"
wouldn't a switch be just as easy? just leave out the break in each section and it'll flow through everything below it. Set a flag in each of those if's. have the first switch do your return 0 (ie. flag == 0) and the rest do what they do now.
I know the extra byte in memory plus initializing/updating it might upset some but it would be just as clean and would not require the use of the goto. Aside from hearing people like or dislike goto's, I never saw the harm. If you can't debug code that has a couple gotos in it, then you probably shouldn't be programming.
Finally, a sane voice in the crowd. I've been saying this ever since Intel and AMD started making 64-bit CPUs. There is no reason to support 32-bit right now. It just confuses people and keeps us from advancing technology and software. Hell, I would love to see AMD/Intel drop support for all the x86 instructions and just stick to the new x86-64 ones. There are a lot of hacks required for backwards compatibility of x86. Hell, switch to a new architecture.
Battery is 95.5Wh. The GPU auto-throttles itself. I can also turn on the power saver options (have it all set to high performance), 100% backlight, don't throttle cpu, etc. I know I can get it much better, I just don't know how much better. I use it mainly for gaming so I never really need it in power save mode.
Howerver, I am definitely curious and when I get home I am going to test it.
I have a brand new Alienware m17, core 2 extreme, crossfire 4850s, and i get like an hour tops. Though, I don't use it in power save mode. Now I'm curious what I can get it to if I try... probably like an hour-fifteen:/
It isn't the bios. Windows has power settings specific to on-battery or on-wallpower. You can set the dim level for each, how long until screensaver, when to turn the cpu/hdd off, etc.
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When did netbooks start making a scene? After all desktop and notebook cpu's were 64bit? So, if they had started only selling 64 bit software at that time, all netbooks would be 64bit out of necessity. There's no excuse to drag your heels in the dark ages; if people want old OS' then fine, but new releases shouldn't have to pander to them.
Of course they can push 64-bit ahead. All they have to do is stop selling 32-bit versions of their OS; all computers nowadays support 64bit anyway. There is no need for them to ship two different versions.
I was thinking the exact same thing about him; he even kind of looks like him...
No, the point of origin symbol for the radioactive core planet was the Orion constellation symbol. That didn't work because, as they stated in the show, "maybe it isn't a point of origin but more like a code and only one code is correct to open the gate" so they switched to the Earth point of origin symbol and it worked.
They also said that "maybe the ship has been going on far longer than it was expected to" which could be why everything is in dis-repair. If it was expected to be populated 5000 years prior (they ascended 10,000 years ago I believe) then 5000 years is a plausible time frame for stuff to not work once it's turned on.
I thought the same thing. Why pay for software that will be more expensive and more trouble than its worth when you can just fire people who don't obey the rules?
Porn causes psych issues?
If porn affects you negatively where it impacts your work then you were unstable to begin with. Aside from it affecting how turned on you get from real people (I would agree that it can desensitize you but that's about it) I don't believe it affects anyone in any other way. Even if it did, any way it could affect you shouldn't impact your work unless you're a porn star or work for one of those net nanny companies....
And regardless of all that, as long as someone isn't forcing you to watch with them, why would you care? Too much is considered legal because someone else doesn't want to participate. We already have laws to stop people for doing harm to others, why do we need laws that effectively do the same thing but for a specific reason? ie. drugs, racism, etc. If you don't like it, ignore it.
Mod this up. My parents, grandparents, and un-tech friends all run 1280x1024 right now (nevermind in 2000). I run 1920x1200 at home and 2560x1600 at work (27" LCD at home, 30" LCD at work). Most people complain of things being too small; they want the icons big enough where they can see them from 10 feet away. If all you're doing is email and a bit of web surfing, a high resolution isn't as much of a drive for you. Gamers might spend the majority of the $$$ that flows into the home PC business (or at least upgrade the most often) but the casual users account for the most number of sales.
I'll admit; I applied. If they want to give me free stuff and a free copy of Win7 Ultimate, I'll invite some friends over and have a party.
Yeah, with Japan's abundance of wide open spaces, Wind would be a much better option. Actually, they should use all that open space to grow corn for ethanol. What the hell are they thinking trying to get solar from space? They have all this open land to use...
(/sarcasm for those new to the internet)
Turing was gay? Wow, surprised I haven't heard of that yet. Though, now when someone is homophobic, I can ask them if they like using computers and if so, tell them they have a gay man to thank for a lot of the theory behind them as well as the allies winning WWII. That should shut them the hell up.
He also said that a lot of his movies tank in the theaters and then do really well on DVD. People see the movie in theaters and then tell their friends to grab the DVD. That's why the Weinsteins let him make "his" movies without a lot of oversight. He makes enough money so nobody loses anything which keeps them happy.
However, it could go the other way. Everyone sees your movie/game/etc and they tell their friends it sucked. Nobody buys the DVD. I feel about the same with marketing. If your commercial looks like shit and I see it over and over, I am less inclined to buy your game/movie/etc. Even if I were thinking about it (fan of IP or whatnot) but am spammed with ads, I'll not buy it out of spite. Which is to say, too much marketing can hurt in my opinion.
My favorite example of the base-10 vs base-2 thing is the size of CD-Rs and DVD-Rs. CD-Rs are ~702 MiB. DVD-R's are something like 4477 MiB. CD-Rs are said to be 700 MB and DVD-R's are said to be 4.7GB. Clearly, CDs use base-2 and DVDs use base-10. Such a pain in the ass trying to burn a DVD and forgetting how much it can store :/
lowercase 'b' is always bits, uppercase 'B' is always bytes. (unless their reporting is retarded)
Wouldn't just building a simple roof over the road be a bit more feasible? It wouldn't require clearing out the embankments (which are pretty shitty in most places) and would block some of the weather and morning sun glare from the road which would make it a bit safer. They could also then use higher efficiency panels as they wouldn't get as much wear and tear.
Final Fantasy XI works fine on the 360. No live gold required...
Why should ISPs foot the bill to protect rights holders IP? Honestly, the idea of making ISPs liable is ridiculous. They should provide a service and be blind to anything on their networks.
Why not just skip the hassle of two laptops, not take the money, and use your laptop for work anyway? The biggest issue he has is IF they pay for it, he might have problems with personal data. If it's his laptop, ie. doesn't take the cash, then there is no issue...
Ask your employer to give it as a bonus. That way, you get your $1250 and he gets to pay for your laptop in a roundabout way. He won't be explicitly paying for the laptop, just giving you some extra cash which you "could" put towards the laptop. However, you might want to ask for a bit more as a bonus will be considered income and be taxable. If you want to keep the machine if/when you leave, getting reimbursed probably wouldn't work. If they pay for it, they'll probably want it back after you leave. Same thing with your data; if they own it, they have the right to snoop around and if you do any personal work on it, they can probably legally say they own at least part of it, if not all of it.
I wouldn't necessarily advocate dropping 32bit compatibility immediately. The best option would be to start with 64bit OS (no 32bit version) that supports 32bit software (like windows does now) and then, after a revision or two, phase out 32bit mode. Set a date, say, sometime in December of 2012 and say, "Any chips made after this date will not have support 32bit"
How do you muck up swapping two pointers? i mean;
int *ptr1;
int *ptr2;
int *tmp;
ptr1 = array1;
ptr2 = array2;
tmp = ptr1;
ptr1 = ptr2;
ptr2 = tmp;
or am I missing something? (it has been a couple years since I've used C but I'm pretty sure that's right...)
wouldn't a switch be just as easy? just leave out the break in each section and it'll flow through everything below it. Set a flag in each of those if's. have the first switch do your return 0 (ie. flag == 0) and the rest do what they do now.
I know the extra byte in memory plus initializing/updating it might upset some but it would be just as clean and would not require the use of the goto. Aside from hearing people like or dislike goto's, I never saw the harm. If you can't debug code that has a couple gotos in it, then you probably shouldn't be programming.
Finally, a sane voice in the crowd. I've been saying this ever since Intel and AMD started making 64-bit CPUs. There is no reason to support 32-bit right now. It just confuses people and keeps us from advancing technology and software. Hell, I would love to see AMD/Intel drop support for all the x86 instructions and just stick to the new x86-64 ones. There are a lot of hacks required for backwards compatibility of x86. Hell, switch to a new architecture.
Battery is 95.5Wh. The GPU auto-throttles itself. I can also turn on the power saver options (have it all set to high performance), 100% backlight, don't throttle cpu, etc. I know I can get it much better, I just don't know how much better. I use it mainly for gaming so I never really need it in power save mode.
Howerver, I am definitely curious and when I get home I am going to test it.
I have a brand new Alienware m17, core 2 extreme, crossfire 4850s, and i get like an hour tops. Though, I don't use it in power save mode. Now I'm curious what I can get it to if I try... probably like an hour-fifteen :/
It isn't the bios. Windows has power settings specific to on-battery or on-wallpower. You can set the dim level for each, how long until screensaver, when to turn the cpu/hdd off, etc.